PPC CEO Roland van Wijnen on financial results, DRC debt

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Roland van Wijnen, CEO of cement company PPC, joined host Alec Hogg and market commentator David Shapiro on the BizNews Power Hour. The trio discussed PPC's results - released June 21st - and what happened to the share price in the past. In 2018, the share price was R9 and dropped all the way down to just 50 cents last year. CEO van Wijnen unpacks what happened and how the company got into that situation. In a statement released by the company, the CEO said "My gratitude goes to all my colleagues at PPC. They have worked tirelessly under very stringent health and safety protocols to keep PPC going and sustain our purpose of empowering people to experience a better quality of life." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Jun 2021 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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